Charlie Character Discussion - The Little Sister the Boys Never Knew They Wanted

Sandra and Kasey are talking about one of their favorite SPN characters that walked on sunshine… until she met her fate in Dark Dynasty. Charlie Bradbury is the subject of this character discussion. There are so many highs with Charlie on the show and, arguably, the lowest of the lows.

What’s your take on Charlie’s fate? Were you on board for the AU version?

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:01 - Talking about Charlie Bradbury

00:02:54 - One of the best character introductions

00:04:32 - Charlie was created to fill the Frank void

00:05:22 - The writers behind the characters

00:06:44 - S7 debut

00:08:07 - Fave Charlie scenes

00:10:58 - LGBTQ+ representation in media

00:12:01 - Charlie’s relationship with the boys

00:15:18 - Pac-Man Fever

00:18:45 - Linda Hamilton tangent

00:20:22 - Charlie’s horrible ending

00:22:01 - The backlash on Charlie’s treatment

00:28:30 - Bringing back an AU version of Charlie

00:32:34 - MCU AU example

00:33:27 - The need for closure

00:34:45 - Belladonna

00:35:27 - Charlie brought out the Geek in Dean

00:37:27 - Shout-out to Felicia Day

00:38:36 - Outro